7Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2015-2016

7 Modification of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2015-2016

This section applies to the Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2015‑2016. The Act has effect as follows:

as if the Outcome in Column 2 in Schedule 1 and Outcome 1 in Schedule 2 to the Act for the Department of Education and Training were replaced with the following outcome:

Improved early learning, schooling, student educational outcomes and transitions to and from school through access to quality child care, support, parent engagement, quality teaching and learning environments

as if references in Column 1 in Schedule 1 to the Department of the Environment were references to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. as if references in Column 3 and Column 4 in Schedule 1 to the Minister for the Environment were references to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. as if the following Outcome were included for the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in Schedule 2 to the Act:

Outcome 3 Improve the health of rivers and freshwater ecosystems and water use efficiency through implementing water reforms, and ensuring enhanced sustainability, efficiency and productivity in the management and use of water resources

as if the following table item were included in the table in Schedule 1 to the Act:

as if a State, ACT, NT and local government item for the Department of Home Affairs were included in Schedule 2 to the Act opposite the following outcome:

Outcome 1
Protect Australia’s sovereignty, security and safety through its national security, emergency management system, law enforcement, and managing its border, including managing the stay and departure of all non-citizens (2A) The Act has effect as if corporate entity items for corporate entities as follows were included for the Communications and the Arts Portfolio in Schedule 2 to the Act: Australian National Maritime Museum National Film and Sound Archive of Australia National Gallery of Australia National Library of Australia National Museum of Australia National Portrait Gallery of Australia

The Act has effect:

as if appropriation items in Schedule 2 to the Act were increased or decreased in accordance with the following table; and
if the table specifies an increase for an appropriation item which is an appropriation item that has effect because of this determination – as if the increase were from a nil amount.